What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Carrigan More is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Carrigan More, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies the crest of a south-facing hill slope beside a limestone outcrop. A grass-covered stone spread forms a subcircular area with visible inner and outer facing stones throughout most of the circuit. The southeast entrance is blocked, while a modern gap appears at the south-southwest.

At the crest of the S-facing slope of a hill with limestone outcrop. Subcircular grass-covered area (int. dims 27.75m N-S; 24.8m E-W) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 5-7m; int. H 0.65-0.9m; ext. H 0.65-1.15m) with inner and outer facing-stones visible throughout (Wth of wall 1.7-2m), except SW-WNW. The stone-lined entrance (Wth 1.9m) at SE is now blocked, while a gap at SSW is modern. The rath (RO045-094----) is c. 180m to the E. See the attached aerial view taken from the W Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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